- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 22nd, 2014
Harvard University’s Odyssey Supercomputer Abused for Dogecoin Mining
The individual behind the mining operation has been banned from research facilities
- Celebrity News
- By Dragos Rusu
- February 21st, 2014
Chris Brown Slapped with a $3 Million (€2.1 Million) Lawsuit over Washington Incident
The man he allegedly punched wants to get a couple of million dollars from Brown
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 19th, 2014
![Las Vegas Sands Says It’s Analyzing the 11-Minute Video Published by Hackers [AP]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Las-Vegas-Sands-Says-It-s-Analyzing-the-11-Minute-Video-Published-by-Hackers-1.jpg "Las Vegas Sands Says It’s Analyzing the 11-Minute Video Published by Hackers [AP]")
Las Vegas Sands Says It’s Analyzing the 11-Minute Video Published by Hackers [AP]
The video has been removed from YouTube for policy violations
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 18th, 2014
Bank of the West Job Applicants Told That Hackers Might Have Stolen Their Details
Impacted individuals are being offered identity protection services
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 17th, 2014
![South Korean Companies Banned from Issuing New Cards After Data Breach [WSJ]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/South-Korean-Companies-Banned-from-Issuing-New-Cards-After-Data-Breach-WSJ-1.jpg "South Korean Companies Banned from Issuing New Cards After Data Breach [WSJ]")
South Korean Companies Banned from Issuing New Cards After Data Breach [WSJ]
They’ve also been fined for failing to protect their customers’ information
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 10th, 2014
Cybercriminals Use CryptoLocker to Encrypt Files of US Law Firm
The company wanted to pay up, but it was already too late
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 10th, 2014
Barclays Investigates Theft of 27,000 Customer Files
The information was sold to shady brokerage firms
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 10th, 2014
Facebook Pages of Supercell’s Clash of Clans and Hay Day Hacked
A Syrian hacker has hijacked the accounts via engagor.com
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 7th, 2014
HVAC Company Makes Statement on Target Data Breach
Fazio Mechanical Services says its data connection to Target was used for billing
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 5th, 2014
St. Joseph Health System Hacked, Attackers Access Details of 405,000 People
The cybercriminals were hiding behind IP addresses from Chinese and other countries
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 4th, 2014
Googleaspis: Reason Why NHS.uk Redirected Visitors to Malware
The site hasn’t been hacked, but many people feel NHS Choices should have apologized
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 3rd, 2014
TV Crew Films Wi-Fi Password for Super Bowl Security Command Center
At least the password wasn't "password" or "123456"
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 1st, 2014
Hotel Management Company White Lodging Suffers Data Breach
Thousands of payment cards may have been compromised
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 31st, 2014
@JB Twitter Username Targeted by Hacker
The attacker attempted to hijack the owner’s iCloud and Amazon accounts
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 30th, 2014
Twitter Refuses to Give Back @N Username to Original Owner
The handle has been taken by someone else and is currently advertising a news service
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 29th, 2014
Hacker Extorts Owner of @N into Handing Over the Twitter Username
The attacker hijacked his GoDaddy account and threatened to delete all his websites
- Incidents
- By Eduard Kovacs
- January 27th, 2014
Arts and Crafts Retail Chain Michaels Might Have Suffered a Data Breach
Law enforcement and cyber security experts are investigating